Nallorgal Unnai
From En Bommakutty Ammavukku · 1988
- Lyricist
- Gangai Amaran
- Singer
- K. S. Chithra
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- En Bommakutty Ammavukku1988
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Nallorgal unnai paaraatta vendum | Good people should praise you, |
| Nalamaaga nooraandu nee vaazha vendum | May you live healthily for a hundred years. |
| Kaaviyam pesum poo mugam paarthaal | Looking at your flower-like face that speaks poetry, |
| Oviyam kooda naanumae | Even a painting would feel envious / I would become a painting. |
| Engae naanum sendraalum …mmm… | Wherever I may go... mmm... |
| Endhan ullam maaraadhu…uu… | My heart will never change... oo... |
| Kannaal unnai kaanaamal | Without seeing you with my eyes, |
| Thookkam ingae vaaraadhu | Sleep will not come to me here. |
| Anbae unnaal gangai vellam | Oh dear, because of you, won't a flood like the Ganges |
| Nenjil pongaadho | Surge within my heart? |
நல்லோர்கள் உன்னை பாராட்ட வேண்டும்
நலமாக நூறாண்டு நீ வாழ வேண்டும்
காவியம் பேசும் பூ முகம் பார்த்தால்
ஓவியம் கூட நானுமே
எங்கே நானும் சென்றாலும்....ம்ம்ம்ம்
எந்தன் உள்ளம் மாறாது...ஊ
கண்ணால் உன்னை காணாமல்
தூக்கம் இங்கே வாராது
அன்பே உன்னால் கங்கை வெள்ளம்
நெஞ்சில் பொங்காதோ
Good people should praise you,
May you live healthily for a hundred years.
Looking at your flower-like face that speaks poetry,
Even a painting would feel envious / I would become a painting.
Wherever I may go... mmm...
My heart will never change... oo...
Without seeing you with my eyes,
Sleep will not come to me here.
Oh dear, because of you, won't a flood like the Ganges
Surge within my heart?
Nallorgal unnai paaraatta vendum
Good people should praise you,
Nalamaaga nooraandu nee vaazha vendum
May you live healthily for a hundred years.
Kaaviyam pesum poo mugam paarthaal
Looking at your flower-like face that speaks poetry,
Oviyam kooda naanumae
Even a painting would feel envious / I would become a painting.
Engae naanum sendraalum …mmm…
Wherever I may go... mmm...
Endhan ullam maaraadhu…uu…
My heart will never change... oo...
Kannaal unnai kaanaamal
Without seeing you with my eyes,
Thookkam ingae vaaraadhu
Sleep will not come to me here.
Anbae unnaal gangai vellam
Oh dear, because of you, won't a flood like the Ganges
Nenjil pongaadho
Surge within my heart?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song is a tender expression of deep affection and heartfelt blessings for a beloved child or loved one. The singer wishes the person a long, prosperous life respected by virtuous people. The lyrics highlight the emotional bond where the beloved's presence brings tranquility, and their absence causes sleeplessness, culminating in a loving sentiment that surges like a river within the singer's heart.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Edhugai (Second letter rhyming)
“Nallorgal unnai paaraatta vendum / Nalamaaga nooraandu nee vaazha vendum”
The second consonant sound 'll' and 'l' in 'Nallorgal' and 'Nalamaaga' creates a pleasing rhyming rhythm across the lines.
Uruvagamb / Metaphor
“Kaaviyam pesum poo mugam paarthaal”
'Poo mugam' (Flower face) metaphorically equates the freshness and soft beauty of the person's face directly to a blossoming flower.
Hyperbole (Uvamaani)
“Anbae unnaal gangai vellam / Nenjil pongaadho”
'Gangai vellam nenjil pongaadho' uses exaggerated imagery comparing emotional joy and love to the vast, surging torrents of the Ganges river.
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Trivia
The film 'En Bommakutty Ammavukku' (1988) was directed by Fazil and featured iconic music composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja. It is a remake of Fazil's own Malayalam classic 'Ente Mamattukkuttiyammakku' (1983).
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